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The Radical Imagination of Black Women: Ambition, Politics, and Power by Pearl K. Ford Dowe (Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Political Science and African American Studies, Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Political Science and African American Studies, Emory University) at Abbey's Bookshop,
The Radical Imagination of Black Women: Ambition, Politics, and Power
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Pearl K. Ford Dowe (Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Political Science and African American Studies, Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Political Science and African American Studies, Emory University)

The Radical Imagination of Black Women

Ambition, Politics, and Power

Pearl K. Ford Dowe (Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Political Science and African American Studies, Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Political Science and African American Studies, Emory University)

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Oxford University Press Inc
22 February 2024
Gender studies, gender groups; Politics & government; Comparative politics
Historically, many Black women have viewed political participation as a means to achieve full equality and improve their status in US society. To this end, Black women have long engaged in politics through activism, voting, mobilization, and seeking office. Since 2016 the number of women, particularly Black women, seeking office has increased dramatically. Including interviews with Black women holding political office at the national, state, and local levels, as well as focus group data, The Radical Imagination of Black Women challenges political science's current approach to political ambition by exploring how Black women decide to seek political office. Pearl K. Ford Dowe argues that ambition for Black women cannot be measured only by political candidacies and ascents of the political chain of power. Black women are uniquely positioned within their communities to influence politics and public policy, which stems from unique variables of socialization, gender and racial identity, and marginalization that shape the political attitudes of Black women. Thus, Dowe asserts that Black women's political ambition often manifests outside formal politics, in activism and community building, a process that is linked to a wider radical vision for a full democracy. This is ambition that occurs in a specific context of marginalization, and both motivation and the conditions surrounding such motivation are critical to understanding the full range of Black women's political work. By focusing on Black women's experiences in elite politics, The Radical Imagination of Black Women is a much-needed intervention in the literature on electoral ambition, women in politics, and candidates and elections.
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Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 217mm,  Width: 144mm,  Spine: 17mm
Weight:   380g
ISBN:   9780197650790
ISBN 10:   0197650791
Pages:   224
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Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Radical Imagination of Black Women's Ambition 2. Black Women and Ambition: A Community Decision 3. An Ambition that Resists Marginalization 4. Black Women's Leadership, Connecting Socialization and Careers 5. What Do Black Women Need from Black Women Elected Officials? 6. Conclusion Appendix A: List of Interviewees Appendix B: Interview Questions Appendix C: Focus Group Questions Notes Bibliography Index

Pearl K. Ford Dowe is the Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Political Science and African American Studies at Emory University. She currently also serves as Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs. She is the co-author of Remaking the Democratic Party: Lyndon B. Johnson as Native-Son Presidential Candidate and co-editor of the National Review of Black Politics.

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